Tree UpdateMonday 10 July 2017

Contractors have started a programme of tree works in Markfield Park this week. The works include crown lifting trees to increase clearance for pedestrians and mowers. A small number of trees will be crown reduced because they have been managed like this previously or they have minor defects. One Poplar tree is to be felled because it is a hazardous condition and a small number of trees will have significant crown reductions to create 'monoliths' because they have been colonised by decay fungi. Monoliths is a term used where a mature tree is reduced to leave a section of trunk, usually 5-8 tall, which is retained for a wildlife habitat for insects and nesting birds. The works should take two weeks to complete.